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May/June 2021
Running a marathon at a sprinter's pace
Wasted opportunities: Find and investigate waste now
Ponzi schemes and the pandemic . . . a perfect storm?
The case of Little Bo Peep: The jailhouse employee
Gifts of mentoring

March/April 2021
Wirecard’s house tumbles
Taking down a crooked film producer
FraudClassifier^SM Model: Learning to speak the same fraud language
Dichotomy of dishonesty
Cobalt blues: Fraud, corruption and death in Democratic Republic of Congo cobalt mining

January/February 2021
Remote but engaged: Conducting investigations from afar
Developing the entire fraud picture
5 most scandalous frauds of 2020
Keys to the kingdom: Oilfield fraud
A pillar of anti-fraud education says farewell

2020

November/December 2020
Dusting your data for fraud’s fingerprints: Six number patterns that fraudsters use
Fraudulent T&E reports can indicate greater ethical lapses
Set fire to your ‘emotional intelligence’
Predication or not? Discerning when it’s time to begin a fraud examination
Best defense is a good offense: Anti-Fraud Playbook provides practical, actionable guidance

September/October 2020
Murder, money laundering and the demise of Pablo Escobar
31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference: Successful virtual turnaround
Keeping ships afloat: Maritime fraud affects us all
Manhunters: How we took down Pablo Escobar
Navigating a misshapen world

July/August 2020
Twisted rationalization: Overlooked component of fraud
Flying the company jet too close to the sun
Anti-fraud pros are best-suited to assess organizational cultures
Ignore waving red flags? Pay the cost
Supply-chain fraud is alive and escalating

May/June 2020
Daphne's message lives on
Fraudsters are exploiting blockchains and digital currencies
Benford's Law still works
‘A wink and a nod’ can’t rename high-tech government bribes
The overlooked factor

March/April 2020
The smoke detector: Interview with Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson
Compliance issues? Don't treat employees like kids
One step forward, two steps back
Walking through the side door: Euphemisms break down ethical barriers
Why audits fail and how CFEs can help fix them

January/February 2020
Jules Kroll still revolutionizing corporate investigations
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2019
Fooling the senses for profit
Predatory publishing
Attack of DoS/DDoS

2019

November/December 2019
The truth about the dark web fraud trade
Learning the art of fraud examination
Con artists hack your brain ... with your permission
Igniting anti-fraud research via ACFE Foundation
Using anti-fraud tech tools wisely

September/October 2019
Whistleblower helped dismantle biotech juggernaut Theranos in his 'zero-strategy' defense
Don't miss opportunities to help organizations during fraud aftershocks
Teaming with anti-fraud pros of many stripes
Transforming corporate cultures by placing CFEs in top echelons
Stepping up and standing out

July/August 2019
Fear not the breach! Write your cybersecurity playbook now
Keep ahead of fluid global anti-fraud regulations
Dark world of oil theft and fraud
Bad leaders? Increased fraud
Global fraud is the same – legal systems aren’t

May/June 2019
Justice at all costs
Don't take this fraud for granted
Can economic sanctions lead to fraud? Nations might turn to virtual currencies if slapped with restrictions
Create your luck to fight fraud
Want to be an expert witness?

March/April 2019
Dual citizenship, single focus
The synthetic ID you can't see
Moral equilibrium
Using data analytics to find fraud under those shells
Lessons from 1MDB

January/February 2019
Journalist finds strength in numbers to keep truth alive
Who's more susceptible to fraud?
5 most scandalous frauds of 2018
Why don't auditors find fraud?
What really motivates people to be honest in business?

2018

November/December 2018
Dixon's quiet hero
Mentoring can move your career forward faster
Victimization of the Massachusetts State Police
Dirty contracts
Ripple effects of fraud

September/October 2018
What's your integrity agenda?
Finding fiduciary fraud
Fraud fighters power up at the 29th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference
Will job losses from robots lead to more fraud?
They empathize because they do what you do

July/August 2018
A doping dichotomy
Revelatory robots: How futuristic technology is shaping the anti-fraud profession
Hook, line and sinker: Phishing continues to proliferate
Small towns use federal laws to prosecute employee embezzlers
'Meta-model of fraud': Two triangles combine for better fraud case comprehension

May/June 2018
Lone brave journalist exposes 1MDB corruption
Anonymous shell companies rising: Why organizations should be concerned about this growing threat
Tipsters not trusting the system? Here's how to win them back
Fraudulent facets: Shining a light through diamond fraud
Trust us ... we wouldn't lie to you: Independently and objectively research every new client

March/April 2018
A ticking time bomb? Whistleblowing in organizations today
Initial coin offerings: Fraudsters use new technology to perpetrate old schemes
Improving fraud risk management with an enhanced Fraud Triangle
Europol is uniting EU against fraud
Pension funds' non-traditional investments change the game of fraud risk assessment

January/February 2018
Staying cool in the deposition hot seat
Ransomware continues to evolve into new variants
Small town, huge fraud, insightful documentary
Darknet denizens slither past the law
Anatomy of denials: Distinguish truth from deception

2017

November/December 2017
The doctor who took on Goliath
Arson and fraud mix in a deadly combo
How the wheels came off the Wells Fargo stagecoach
Fraudsters' slick olive oil switch
Five personality faces of procurement fraud risk

September/October 2017
Policing fraud
The Fraud Triangle on trial
Where heroes unite
Secure your fraud zone defense
ACFE Board of Regents offer beneficial advice

July/August 2017
Inside the mind of the white-collar criminal
Serendipity in interviews
Letters from prison tell the story of a $1.65 million insurance fraud
Tone-deaf at the top: How to tell and what to do when management goes astray
Investigating financial crimes against vulnerable adults

May/June 2017
Banking on experience
Espionage, exploding capacitors and fraud
Nuts & bolts of health care fraud examinations
Preparation and flexibility are keys to good interviews
Audio recording physician exams

March/April 2017
Spying on a master spy
A bitter tasting: Serving up three cases of wine fraud
Besides greed, what motivates insider traders?
Sketchy job screenings lead to big trouble
Duplicitous duality: Young man drowns in endless stream of lies

January/February 2017
Dauntless digger: Journalist exposes FIFA
Finding fraud in bankruptcy cases
Overcoming choice paralysis when using data analytics
Procurement predicament: 'Veils of trust' hinder detection
COSO and the ACFE release new guide on managing fraud risk

2016

November/December 2016
To snare a menace
Do numbers lie? Cooking the books or keeping them on simmer
The chief was a thief
An auto insurance fraud primer and more: Using social network analysis to catch fraudsters
Misplaced trust: Church leaders drain at least $673,000 from accounts

September/October 2016
Insider threats!
When do non-GAAP metrics become fraudulent publicity?
Your biggest problem? People.
27th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference: Where fraud fighters unite
Let's do some brainstorming

July/August 2016
10 factors leading to hotline distrust
Immunize your organization
Dirty digital dollars
What every fraud examiner should know about the Panama Papers
A passion for fighting corruption

May/June 2016
He fought Halliburton and won
Bridging the language gap
Blazing a trail for the Benford's Law of words, part 2
Employees are the weakest links
Moving fraud awareness from the back room to the boardroom

March/April 2016
Truth revealed
Blazing a trail for the Benford's Law of words, part 1
Numbers manipulator describes Enron's descent
Incoming millennial fraud tidal wave
Memorable cases, part 2: More pithy stories to instruct

January/February 2016
Uncovering hidden billions in China
Fakes, forgeries and dirty deals
Back home to the ACFE
Roving signature stamp: Poor controls cost transit entity $250,000
Memorable cases, part 1: Pithy stories to instruct

2015

November/December 2015
CFEs make great board of director members
Scourge of Healdton, Oklahoma
Betrayal of trust: The plague of e-procurement systems
From processes to anti-fraud victories
Benchmarking Your In-House Fraud Investigation Team

September/October 2015
Fighting fraud on the go
Identity theft complaints soar, part 2 of 2
Preventing diversions to forbidden nations
26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference
ACFE Board of Regents interview

July/August 2015
Vindication at a high price
God's money is now my money
Defrauding for fun not need
Computer-assisted interviews: fact or folly?
Identity theft complaints soar 14.7 percent in 2014

May/June 2015
Didn't comply? Then fully cooperate
What's the price tag?
Burgeoning botnets, part 2
Condo fraud revealed
Tipping the balance

March/April 2015
Hacking the hackers
Sorry, this fraud has been disconnected, part 2
Burgeoning botnets, part 1
Domains in disguise
I didn't intend to deceive anyone'

January/February 2015
Finishing well by starting well
Sorry, this fraud has been disconnected, part 1
Tangled wires
Turning on a dime
C-suite fraud options

2014

November/December 2014
C-suite fraud options
Fraud in umbrella contracts
Prepare for the unknown
'Income smoothing' becomes fraud
The successful fraud fighter

September/October 2014
10 pointers for fighting fraud
Fraud prognostications
Just getting started at 25
Identity theft complaints drop more than 21 percent in 2013
Prepare and perform

July/August 2014
Fighting a culture of fraud
Investigating shell companies
Big risks require big-data thinking
Identity theft complaints drop more than 21 percent in 2013
Iconic Fraud Triangle endures

May/June 2014
Chipping away at corruption
Identity theft tax refund fraud, part 2
Needles in a paystack
Collusion in the workplace
Skip class and collect the cash

March/April 2014
An interview with Louis Freeh
Informants & whistleblowers
Fleecing the shepherds
Caught by the numbers
Identity theft tax refund fraud, part 1

January/February 2014
Happily comply
Payments that 'grease the rails'
Universities need remedial anti-fraud training
Conflict of interest: Gateway to corruption
Rushing an insurance claim

2013

November/December 2013
An interview with Director of U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office
Second generation speaks, part 2
Identity theft complaints climb again in 2012
Extinguishing an arson fraud
Tax fraud crisis: Innovators needed

September/October 2013
Second generation creates its own history, part 1
The first 25
An interview with the ACFE Board of Regents
This is a battle, and we're fighting side by side'
The ACFE and its members evolves
The key to optimal investigative teamwork, part 2

July/August 2013
The key to optimal investigative teamwork, part 1
Mary Jane betrays the boss and embezzles $400,000
Leave no stone unturned...
Ransomware spreads from Europe to U.S. and beyond
8 steps to evaluate risks of bribery and corruption

May/June 2013
An interview with Preet Bharara
Unaccountable external auditors, part 2
Phony estimates in financial statements
Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime, part 2
The IRS and the SEC whistleblower programs

March/April 2013
Gilbert Geis, Ph.D., CFE (1925 - 2012)
Unaccountable external auditors, part 1
Affinity is only skin deep
Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime, part 1
An undercover ace learned fraudsters' methods and blind sides

January/February 2013
10 popular health care provider fraud schemes
How a CFO landed in prison
Using analytical tests to zero in on possible fraud
They stole food from the mouths of babes
Small business fraud and the trusted employee

2012

November/December 2012
Search and restore: Asset recovery in the digital age
Horse-racing betting fraud
Identity theft complaints soared in 2011
Hot tub highwaymen
Equestrian comptroller's alleged $53 million fraud exposed, part 2

September/October 2012
The Wizard of Lies': An interview with Diana Henriques
Comptroller, horse lady and crook, part 1
'The Wizard of Lies': An excerpt
Big money, acquisitions and consequences
The kickback mine
ACFE renews its clarion call

July/August 2012
12 flags of contract and procurement fraud
Money laundering, 21st century-style, part 2
Avoiding trouble in China
International money laundering, part 2
Fraud brainstorming: Planning to find fraud

May/June 2012
Spotting those elusive liars
Detecting deception in what they say
International money laundering, part 1
Money laundering, 21st century-style, part 1
Bid rigging and kickbacks under the bridge

March/April 2012
The Real Cost of 'Choosing Truth Over Self'
Find deviant behaviors, find fraud?
Trusting assistants with access
Fishing in revenue streams
How vigilant is vigilant enough?

January/February 2012
The 10 tell-tale signs of deception
Fraud in houses of worship
Overachieving fraud wolves in sheep's clothing
Fraud in collegiate athletics
Breaking breach secrecy, part 3

2011

November/December 2011
Mining for hotline gold
Corporate smartphones in danger
Falsifying government claims and insider trading
The spinster and the dubious investment
Breaking breach secrecy, part 2

September/October 2011
The use of integrated methods to fight fraud
Enhancing deterrence of economic crimes
Returning to where it all began
Cressey Award recipient: Prof. John C. Coffee Jr.
Breaking breach secrecy, part 1

July/August 2011
The man who time (almost) forgot
Cloud computing shakes up examination processes
Making a fraud hotline accessible and successful
Audit committees should be worried
Mingling in the new millennium

May/June 2011
The aggressive enforcer
Scareware fraud: All trick and no treat? Part 2
Illegal human labor trafficking within U.S. government contracts
Green cards for sale
Workers' compensation fraud

March/April 2011
The decisions of a fraud fighter
Reducing vendor fraud risk
Scareware fraud: All trick and no treat? Part 1
Skimming some off the top
Phantom figurines

January/February 2011
Uniting everyone to effectively manage the anti-fraud program
White-collar crime punishment: Too much or not enough?
Client confidentiality and fraud
Don't sing the credit card blues
Countering corruption in intellectual property cases

2010

November/December 2010
Fraud down under
To catch a thief
Online predator uses Internet to destroy a life
How CFEs can save firms from bankruptcy
Corporate boards must change to restore public trust

September/October 2010
A new wave in green energy fraud
Be prepared before you blow the whistle
Sentinel wins vindication
Global fraud examiners reconnect
Death fraud: This identity theft is alive and kicking

July/August 2010
An interview with Irving H. Picard, Madoff Trustee
Stealing cash with a smile
FCPA instills fear
Examination 'bad words'
Joseph T. Wells honored with doctorate degree
The fraud-terror link

May/June 2010
Watchdog monitors agency's progress after Madoff case
Fraudulent Japanese circular transactions can hurt foreign firms
Working with legal counsel
Fraud Triangle analytics
Suspicious activity reports, part 2

March/April 2010
An interview with Isabel Mercedes Cumming, J.D., CFE
Intimidation in the office
Wall Street knew Madoff was a Fraud
Latin American corruption and corporate fraud
Suspicious activity reports, part 1

January/February 2010
An interview with Dr. Timothy Pearson
Crossing the line: A fraudster's lessons
The great American economic meltdown, part 2
AML in mortgage and health-care frauds
Goodbye and good riddance, part 2

2009

November/December 2009
Relentless TARP watchdog
Goodbye and good riddance, part 1
How greed started the dominoes falling, part 1
Creating enterprisewide risk awareness
Being ready for the worst

September/October 2009
She dealt a death blow to Illinois 'Pay to Play'
Risky business
So you want to be an expert witness?
What happened in Vegas...
Unhealthy procedures: Medical identity theft

July/August 2009
Intensifying the network
Fraud Triangle analytics, part 2
Fraud in nonprofit organizations
Identity theft: Fighting for our privacy
CFEs' roles in energy company anti-fraud efforts

May/June 2009
Chasing Madoff: An interview with Harry Markopolos
Exposing the iceberg
Multiple dipping for dollars
It's all digital now
Classroom case: Something's fishy at Jones Company

March/April 2009
An interview with Michael Chertoff
Ensnared in the Web
City abuses citizens' trust
Elephant in the room
Ponzi strikes again
Now's the time to update your anti-fraud plan

January/February 2009
Hanging your shingle? Heed these caveats
Fuel and transportation expense fraud
Private-bank internal controls
Modeling a fraud examination
Managing the business risk of fraud

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